Two weeks after Cyclone Ditwah struck Sri Lanka, the actual environmental cost of the disaster remains largely unknown, as ...

What warmer oceans do change, however, is the amount of energy available to any storm that does manage to form. When the ocean is warmer, cyclones have more fuel and evaporation increases, loading the ...

Indonesia’s government has been at pains to stress that the recent catastrophe in Sumatra was triggered by a rare ...

Tropical cyclones—also known as hurricanes, typhoons or storms, depending on their location and intensity—are among the world's most destructive and costly climate disasters. Their direct physical ...

Online search patterns and new survey results are pointing to a gap between interest in cyclones and practical preparedness ...

A death toll of more than 1,100 is expected to rise significantly after a rare convergence of heavy rains and multiple ...

This research was partly funded by the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course (#CE200100025). Francis Mitrou receives funding from the ...